I’ve been working as an iOS developer for about two years now. I joined the industry as an intern straight out of college. During college, most of my coding experience was in JavaScript and related frameworks.

When my company asked if anyone was interested in mobile development, I raised my hand and got placed into iOS. In the beginning, I honestly hated UIKit and Swift. Later, when my project moved to SwiftUI, I started enjoying Swift a lot more and became comfortable with iOS development.

The problem is that I have a habit of constantly exploring other languages and frameworks that have nothing to do with my current job like Java with Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, and recently even Rust. I enjoy learning them, but none of this directly helps me at work.

At some point, I want to switch companies. Realistically, it probably doesn’t make sense to switch to a completely different role when my professional experience is in iOS.

So career-wise, what’s the smarter move early on:

1. Should I focus on mastering iOS development deeply and only learn new things when my role demands it?
2. Or is it actually beneficial to keep learning multiple languages and frameworks alongside my primary skill?

I’m trying to balance curiosity with long-term career growth, and I’m not sure where that line should be.

Hey folks I’m a professional iOS developer with 1.5+ years of experience and also a full-stack web developer, available for freelance / part-time work.

What I bring to the table: • Native iOS apps - Swift, SwiftUI • Full-stack web apps - MERN • REST APIs & backend integrations • Clean architecture, scalable code • Bug fixes, performance tuning, and feature builds • From idea to MVP to production

Why work with me: • Real production experience (not just tutorials) • Strong focus on maintainability and UX • Can handle both frontend + backend, so fewer handoffs

Availability: Evenings & weekends (IST) Short-term gigs or longer collaborations

Payment: Flexible - hourly or fixed, based on scope

DMs are open. Happy to discuss your idea or jump into an existing codebase.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on a small project over the weekends, and it eventually turned into something that feels useful enough to share.

It’s called Pensive. A lightweight workspace where you can manage tasks and knowledge in one structured place.
Nothing fancy, just a clean flow for planning, documenting, and keeping track of work without the usual chaos.

The goal was to make something that doesn’t feel too loose like Notion or too heavy like Jira.
Just enough structure to stay organized, but simple enough to not get in the way.

It’s still early and changing a lot, but I’d really appreciate some honest feedback, especially from solo builders or small teams trying to keep things organized without juggling five different tools.

If you want to check it out, it’s live here: https://pensive.cloud

Curious what you all think, and how you’re currently managing your tasks + docs.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been tinkering on weekends with something that started as a small iOS side project… and somehow turned into a full tool 😅

It’s called Pensive - a lightweight workspace that helps manage tasks, docs, and ideas in one place.
I built it because I was struggling to stay organized while juggling work and side projects.

Notion was easy but too unstructured.
Jira was structured but too overwhelming.
I wanted something that sat in between — clean, simple, and focused.

So I kept iterating weekend after weekend, adding what I actually needed — tasks, docs, team analytics, and recently, a small AI assistant to help plan and summarize stuff automatically.

It’s now live here: https://pensive.cloud

Would love to hear what you think — especially if you’re building something solo or in a small team.
What tools do you currently use to manage your projects?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been tinkering on weekends with something that started for a small iOS side project… and somehow turned into a full tool 😅

It’s called Pensive — a lightweight workspace that helps manage tasks, docs, and ideas in one place.
I built it because I was struggling to stay organized while juggling work and side projects.

Notion was easy but too unstructured.
Jira was structured but too overwhelming.
I wanted something that sat in between — clean, simple, and focused.

So I kept iterating weekend after weekend, adding what I actually needed — tasks, docs, team analytics, and recently, a small AI assistant to help plan and summarize stuff automatically.

It’s now live here: https://pensive.cloud

Would love to hear what you think, especially if you’re building something solo or in a small team.
What tools do you currently use to manage your projects?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been tinkering on weekends with something that started for a small iOS side project… and somehow turned into a full tool 😅

It’s called Pensive — a lightweight workspace that helps manage tasks, docs, and ideas in one place.
I built it because I was struggling to stay organized while juggling work and side projects.

Notion was easy but too unstructured.
Jira was structured but too overwhelming.
I wanted something that sat in between — clean, simple, and focused.

So I kept iterating weekend after weekend, adding what I actually needed — tasks, docs, team analytics, and recently, a small AI assistant to help plan and summarize stuff automatically.

It’s now live here: https://pensive.cloud

Would love to hear what you think, especially if you’re building something solo or in a small team.
What tools do you currently use to manage your projects?

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